Holywell was a railway station that served the village of Backworth and nearby hamlet of Holywell in what is now the Borough of North Tyneside, North East England. Located on what is now known as the Northumberland Line, its life as a passenger station was fairly short, it having only been open between 1847 and 1860, but it survived as a goods station until 1965 on the Blyth and Tyne Railway. Between 1860 and its closure, the passenger station was known as Backworth, but the goods station retained its original name.
Holywell | |
|---|---|
 The site of the station in 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Other names | Backworth |
| Location | Backworth, Tyne and Wear England |
| Coordinates | 55°02′39″N 1°31′24″W / 55.044047°N 1.523210°W |
| Grid reference | NZ305723 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway |
| Pre-grouping | |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1847 | Opened as Holywell |
| 1860 | Passenger station renamed Backworth |
| 27 June 1864 | Closed to passengers |
| 7 June 1965 | Closed completely |
History
editThe station was opened as Holywell on 1 October 1847 by the Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway on the north side of the level crossing over Church Road, Backworth. From 1860, the passenger station was renamed Backworth, but goods station continued to be referred to using the original name. Only a few years after the name change, on 27 June 1864 the passenger station was closed[1] to be replaced by Backworth station (initially named Hotspur) on the company's new branch to Newcastle New Bridge Street. It was, however, retained as a goods station for many years and, in 1904, was recorded as having handled livestock and general goods. The station was finally closed to all traffic on 7 June 1965, although the line through it remains open.[2]
References
edit- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 60. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Backworth (1st site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
External links
edit| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill Line and station closed |
Blyth and Tyne Railway Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway |
Seghill Line open; station closed | ||
| Backworth (Hotspur} Line open; station closed |
Blyth and Tyne Railway Newcastle (New Bridge Street) line |
Seghill Line open; station closed |
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